The Evil That Men Do

Name: The Evil That Men Do

Painter: Zach Lanier

Manufacturer: Poupee Canope / Scratchbuilt

Notes: Crystal Brush 2011, Gold in Diorama. There are lots of reasons people paint miniatures. Most people paint things they think are cool, or they are useful in a particular game. Every now and then maybe they find something that has some sort of emotional connection for them. For me, the ‘Sad Girl’ piece was one of those. I bought it a long time ago and didn’t know what to do with it, but I had an idea about a small diorama. I wanted to show why she was protecting her children, so she had to be surrounded by a bad situation and preferably one that could be linked to the ignorance and fear of those around her. For some reason I kept thinking about my wife, and how protective she is of our kids. It was inspiration of a sort. So I had the basic idea and the motivation came in the form of the Crystal Brush. I went through the bits I had and tried about seven variations before I settled on the ones I used. In addition to the two little ones she was holding, there was one caught in a cavern underneath her. A rat on the other side of the cavern has torn off a leg and carried it off.Another one is belly down on a platform and the thread that he is made of is being unwound by the machine. The thread is actually a hair from my wife. I could have taken one from her brush but it was more fun to pull it out. 🙂The last one is slowing being ripped apart by another contraption made up of chains attached to its arms and legs.